Healthy Monarchs, Healthy Planet – Best Practices for Monarch Conservation

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Monarch butterflies are a beloved species throughout North America, known for their distinctive appearance and long-distance migration patterns. As the monarch is an important pollinator and indicator species, taking steps to reverse the recent dramatic decline in their population will benefit many organisms and habitats.

In this webinar, an educator from Monarch Joint Venture will provide an overview of monarch conservation, including guidance for constructing a monarch-friendly pollinator garden and other ways to support butterflies on corporate lands or in the back yard.

What you’ll learn:  

  • Why monarch butterflies are so important to conservation efforts
  • What threats monarchs face, and how to address them
  • Best practices for supporting monarchs and other pollinators on your land

Who should take this webinar:  

  • Corporate teams who want to start an on-site pollinator garden (or enhance an existing pollinator project) 
  • Anyone whose home or workplace is along a monarch migratory flyway 

Presenter:  

  • Katie-Lyn Bunney, Education Coordinator, Monarch Joint Venture

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The Road to Recovery: Supporting Species of Concern on Corporate Lands

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As the global biodiversity crisis grows more dire, private landowners have taken an increasingly central role in species recovery. Corporate lands of all sizes, and in all locations, can support the needs of local species of concern, but the planning and implementation of species recovery projects, particularly those with regulatory components, can be complex.   

In this webinar, panelists from Boeing, CEMEX and Toyota will discuss their teams’ work with species of concern (plants, reptiles and large mammals) and share insights on how to conduct voluntary recovery work or exceed regulatory stipulations in order to make a meaningful impact on biodiversity.  

What you’ll learn:  

  • The biodiversity, community and regulatory benefits to supporting species recovery on corporate lands 
  • Strategies for planning and implementing a species recovery project and for maintaining a long-lasting project 
  • How species projects can tie into local, regional and federal recovery efforts 

Who should take this webinar:  

  • Project teams who want to explore new ways to support species of concern on their sites 
  • Land managers who are complying with species-related regulations, but want to go above and beyond what’s required 
  • Anyone who wants to ensure the longevity of their company’s existing species recovery efforts 

Presenters:  

  • Paul Costa, Sr. EHS Specialist, The Boeing Company 
  • Alejandro Espinosa, Coordinator, Conservation Programs, CEMEX  
  • JoAnn Ortiz, Analyst Operations – Facilities, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.  

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Be a Friend to Cicadas – A WHC Kid-Friendly Webinar

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Millions – maybe even trillions! – of cicadas are getting ready to emerge across the eastern U.S. This group of cicadas is known as Brood X — their parents paid us a visit back in 2004 and their children will come visit us in 2038. The lifecycles that some cicadas have adopted may seem random to us, but the science behind this amazing phenomenon is complex and fascinating.

You may not like cicadas for being large and loud, but they are much cooler creatures than you think. In this webinar, two cicada experts will tell us all about these unique creatures to help us gain a greater appreciation.

You’ll learn:

  • What cicadas are, and what makes their lifecycles so unique
  • The differences between periodical and dog-day (annual) cicadas
  • Common misconceptions about cicadas

Who should take this webinar:

  • This webinar is perfect for parents and kids to watch together!

Presenters:

  • Dr. John Lill, George Washington University
  • Dr. Martha Weiss, Georgetown University

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Key Tactics for Healthy Soils to Benefit People, Planet and Your Bottom Line

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March 24, 2021
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Soil is the foundation of every ecosystem and is emerging as a key player in the fight against climate change. Yet the earth beneath our feet is often overlooked, and modern-day land use can cause degradation and depletion. This webinar will explore how soil can be managed to enhance biodiversity, mitigate climate change and safeguard agriculture. Together, a soil expert from Michigan State University Extension and a soil advocate from the corporate world will discuss practices that any company can adopt to support the environment from the ground up.

What you’ll learn:

  • Soil’s importance to natural vegetation, commercial crops and human health
  • Ways to manage soil to sequester carbon and filter pollutants
  • Key factors for soil health, and how corporate sites can achieve them
  • Tips for identifying and avoiding maladaptive soil practices
  • Resources for delving deeper into soil knowledge

Presenters:

  • Naim Edwards, Director, MSU-Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation
  • Sita Daavettila, Sustainability Manager, Summit Materials

Who should take this webinar:

  • Project teams who want to assess and improve on-site soil composition and biodiversity
  • Anyone interested in employing nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change or pollution

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Joining the Dots: Operationalizing Intent for Impact

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What happens once a corporation adopts a goal for nature? How does the goal become operationalized across business units, geographies and facilities? In this session, WHC will draw on three decades working with companies like Toyota, General Motors, CRH, Exelon, Bayer, Shell and BASF to join the dots from global corporate ambition to local operation through strategic approaches, toolkits and other support mechanisms, and a deep understanding of the different drivers for action or inaction.

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Conservation Can’t Afford to Pause: Keeping Projects Going with Limited Access

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During the current pandemic, more employees are working from home, access to workplaces are limited and budgets are being slashed. How does all this impact on-the-ground conservation work at corporate sites? What can we learn from the past year to deal with future crises? In this webinar, project managers from WHC members Bacardi and Waste Management detail how their teams have continued work on their conservation programs, including education projects, to extraordinary results.

What you’ll learn:  

  • Tactics to overcome access restrictions at your conservation site/program
  • How to keep projects going with a reduced on-site workforce and little to no budget
  • Planning for socially distant conservation events
  • Strategies to leverage and maintain partnerships during times of crisis

Presenters: 

  • Adrienne Fors, Sr. Community Relations Specialist, Waste Management
  • Eric Hearn, EHS Coordinator, Bacardi Bottling Corporation

Who should take this webinar:  

  • Project managers and volunteers whose program has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Those interested in learning how to have a successful program with limited human and/or monetary resources

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The Secret Sauce of Award-Winning Projects, and How to Use These Strategies to Elevate Your Own Conservation Activities

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What do the best WHC-Certified programs have in common? Their teams perform on-the-ground work successfully and meaningfully, and activities are documented thoroughly in their WHC application. Seems simple enough, but how to make your efforts stand out among the hundreds of other certified programs? Join us for a panel of corporate representatives from WHC Award winning projects and learn how to amplify your efforts for increased recognition. You’ll leave with best practices that you can put into action for your projects.

What you’ll learn:

  • Proven tips for creating and sustaining a meaningful conservation program
  • How winning programs detail their on-the-ground work in WHC Conservation Certification applications
  • Ways to leverage WHC Awards for awareness for internal and external audiences

Who should join this webinar:

  • Project coordinators, team members and volunteers working on a WHC-certified program application.
  • Those wanting to start managing a conservation project
  • Anyone interested in learning more about WHC Award winning projects

Presenters:

  • Becky Azevedo, Technical Manager, Waste Management Kirby Canyon Recycling and Disposal Facility
  • Kristy Loteckie, Community Relations Specialist, Waste Management Bucks County Landfill

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Conservation and Community Through Site-Specific Reclamation

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End uses that encourage native species prosperity and connect to local and regional needs
Sponsored by Chemours

It’s hard to find a human activity that does not rely on the extraction, transport, processing or disposal of natural resources. While these activities can lead to some degree of habitat fragmentation or pollution while a facility is active, the reclamation work that takes place after operations cease creates new opportunities for habitat creation and connectivity, as well as unique ways to engage the surrounding community.

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Watershed Conservation: Building Partnerships and Securing Funding for Your Projects

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Friday, December 3
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Water is critical for socio-economic development, energy and food production, healthy ecosystems and building climate change resilience. This webinar offers an in-depth look at partnerships, including developing relationships and collaborative programs with non-profit or education partners, and available funding opportunities. This session also includes a frequently asked questions (FAQs) segment addressing the mysteries of grant program requirements and application best practices.
You’ll learn:
  • About a case study in watershed conservation highlighting a successful corporate/NGO partnership.
  • How to engage partners in conservation activities
  • Available funding opportunities
Who should join the webinar:
  • Anyone interested looking to learn more about partnership building and funding opportunities such as non-profits, government, corporations, academia
Presenters:
  • Nancy Sadlon, Manager of Public Affairs, Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery
  • Jonathan Phillips, Executive Director, Groundwork Elizabeth
  • Wellington “Duke” Reiter, Founder, Ten Across Initiative
This webinar is the third in a three-part series of webinars focused on water conservation. The first two parts, Water Conservation and STEM: Turning Students into Water Stewards and Water Resources Management: Policies, Issues and Voluntary Solutions, are available on-demand. 
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Cleaning Up: Involving Community and Ecology in Remediation Projects

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At its core, remediation efforts are designed to protect communities from the impacts of historical contamination through cleanup efforts. Land managers and agencies alike are increasingly recognizing the value of incorporating biodiversity and community considerations into both the cleanup itself as well as the end-use of the land. In this webinar you will hear from our expert speaker about selecting these kinds of beneficial outcomes for remediation sites, featuring a case study of a landfill where both community and ecological considerations are being incorporated into the site’s use.

You’ll learn:

  • The kinds of ecological end uses that can be pursued as part of remedial efforts
  • What tools are available to land managers to model potential ecological outcomes and make decisions about the best ones to incorporate into a remediation site
  • How to work with the community to select and implement ecosystem services and beneficial end uses for remediation sites

Who should take this webinar:

  • Land managers wishing to involve the community or incorporate ecological outcomes into the cleanup process or end-use for the land
  • Regional and corporate-level managers who oversee a portfolio of remediation projects
  • Agencies, NGOs and other partners interested in working with companies on remediation projects

Presenters:

  • Leah Sharpe, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Tammy Newcomer-Johnson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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